GNU/Matt :fedora: :kde:<p>The hype I am seeing for "refurbished" or "renewed" hard drives for NAS usage seems like false economy to me. These drives need to be a heaps cheaper than they are to be the bargain that youtubers and tech blogs are saying they are. Some of these drives have in excess of 10,000 power on hours. It's been spinning for over a year and you're paying 80% of the original price?!</p><p>No thanks</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/secondhanddrives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>secondhanddrives</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ewaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ewaste</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/falseeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>falseeconomy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>server</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homelab</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/refurbished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refurbished</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/refurb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refurb</span></a></p>